Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1976
- Top Winner: Edward Phinney III
- 2nd Place: Scott Cohen
- 3rd Place: Mark Gubrud
- 4th Place: William Schwartz
- 5th Place: Joel Fajans
- 6th Place: Diane Wooden
- 7th Place: Alice Chow
- 8th Place: David Boothby
- 9th Place: George Yancopoulos
- 10th Place: Rebecca Pearson (Kurth)
- Gala Speaker: Emilio Q. Daddario
1976 Semifinalist Book
1976 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1976; please contact us with information.
1976 Finalists
| David | Anderson | Ann Arbor | MI |
| William | Apfeldorf | Flushing | NY |
| Jeffrey | Augen | New York | NY |
| Lawrence | Ausubel | Bayside | NY |
| Mark | Bailey | Erlanger | KY |
| Julia | Belli | Huron | OH |
| Michael | Berger | Little Neck | NY |
| James | Black | Fremont | CA |
| David | Boothby | Acton | MA |
| Stephen | Budak | Michigan City | IN |
| Alice | Chow | Corona | NY |
| Scott | Cohen | New York | NY |
| Joel | Fajans | Teaneck | NJ |
| Sheri | Frumer | Bayside | NY |
| Roberta | Gottlieb | Grants | NM |
| Mark | Gubrud | Columbia | MD |
| Craig | Hansen | Cold Spring Harbor | NY |
| David | Janda | Western Springs | IL |
| Michael | Kanfer | Brooklyn | NY |
| Ursula | Kirchner | Arlington | VA |
| Diane | Kramer | McAlester | OK |
| David | Leighton, Jr. | Arlington | VA |
| Randall | Mier | Trenton | NJ |
| James | Murtagh, Jr. | Toledo | OH |
| Robert | Partyka | Columbus | OH |
| Rebecca | Pearson | Los Angeles | CA |
| Edward | Phinney, III | Leverett | MA |
| Susan | Ruyle | Scotch Plains | NJ |
| Peter | Schmitt | Miami Shores | FL |
| William | Schwartz | Massapequa | NY |
| William | Snyder | Memphis | TN |
| Michael | Sulzinski | Wilkes Barre | PA |
| Steve C. | Sung | Bronx | NY |
| Daniel | Suzuki | Evanston | IL |
| Denise | Taylor | Staten Island | NY |
| Ronald | Vale | Los Angeles | CA |
| Randall | Victora | Algonquin | IL |
| Natalie | Wargo | Morgantown | WV |
| Diane | Wooden | Rockville | MD |
| George | Yancopoulos | Elmhurst | NY |